21 chronicle entries dated 12 January, spanning 16 years. Each records only time, place and people or organisations, with the source file and page number. Entries from volumes not yet published are not filled in, and no nearby date is substituted.
同一日日子相同、年份唔同 —— 唔一定同一件事。 · 志錄大事 · 全年份索引 · 呢日嘅 JSONSame calendar day, different years — not necessarily the same event.
涉及地點香港、香港,九龍、九龍寨城、香港及澳門、南生圍Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
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《香港志·總述 大事記》(公元前 5000 年至 2017 年,共 6,500 多條大事) Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events)
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute (2020). Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) (p. 〈頁碼〉). /chronicle/archive/1922#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》環境保護與生態保育 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Environmental Protection and Conservation
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Environmental Protection and Conservation (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1993#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》自然環境 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Environment
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Environment (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/2008#〈條目編號〉
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On 12 January 1922, the Chinese Seamen's Union, having received no reply to its third demand for a pay increase, announced a strike; the seamen later returned to Guangzhou and separately issued a 'Strike Declaration' and 'Stoppage Rules'.
On 12 January 1948, the Hong Kong government sent 150 additional police officers into Kowloon Walled City, where physical clashes broke out with residents during the demolition of homes; police not only fired shots but also used tear gas, causing many injuries; the Nationalist government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs subsequently lodged a protest with the Hong Kong government.
On 12 January 1984, 12 urban taxi associations launched a two-day slow-drive and parking protest, with thousands of taxis joining, causing severe paralysis of traffic on major roads across Hong Kong.
On 12 January 1993, the Governor appointed a Commission of Inquiry into the Protection of Witnesses in respect of a murder case at a Vietnamese refugee detention centre; a witness refused to testify in the case.
The International Conference on Environmental Biotechnology, with waste treatment and recycling as its theme, was hosted by Hong Kong Baptist College from 12 to 14 January 1993.
After the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the first legal year opening ceremony was held by the Judiciary on 12 January 1998.
On 12 January 2001, Anson Chan, as Chief Secretary for Administration, announced publicly that she would step down at the end of April that year, becoming the first principal official to leave office since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
On 12 January 2005, Tung Chee-hwa delivered his Policy Address as Chief Executive, listing 25 municipal projects to be taken forward as priorities, including the Lung Mei public beach.
On 12 January 2008, dense fog shrouded Hong Kong and Macau, and jetfoils travelling between the two places were involved in multiple collisions on the same day.
On 12 January 2011, Henderson Land Development submitted a fresh application to the Town Planning Board for the Nam Sang Wai development project, requesting a review.
By the deadline of 12 January 2015, applications for that round of Home Ownership Scheme flats had reached 41,000 in total, a new high since the relaunch of the scheme.
On 12 January 2017, Carrie Lam, as Chief Secretary for Administration, resigned to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in preparation for running in the Chief Executive election.
On 12 January 2017, Carrie Lam (then Chief Secretary for Administration) tendered her resignation to Leung Chun-ying (then Chief Executive) in preparation for running in the Chief Executive election.
According to the Hong Kong Observatory's historical climate data, haze was recorded at the Observatory Headquarters on 12 January 2019, with visibility of 1,900 metres.
The archive holds 36501 entries, of which 8766 are dated to an exact day — those are the only ones used here. Entries dated only to a month or a year are never forced into a day. Coverage reflects published volumes only; missing years are not filled in.